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I don't know what it weighs,
Yes you do - it was in the initial post
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his parachute weighted 90 kgs (as much as the man hanging bellow it)
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Not trying to hijack this thread or anything but adrenaline rush made adrian sound as if he was the inventor of wingsuit flight. If he did come before birdman, why didn't he ever put anything into production? Just didn't feel like devoting the energy to it?
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and really, the only tough part about that would be trying to get that huge wooden frame off of you... I don't know what it weighs, but I bet it would hurt coming down on top of you.
Naw, you just land on your feet and let the pyramid fall around you... there's enough room to stand inside that thing. hehe.
Honnestly though, I would probably think about jumping from it at about 10 feet above the ground or something like that If I had to use one... might as well, it's not like you're going to get a flare out of it or anything.
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when I first started jumping, we discussed Da Vinci's parachute at length. The measurement used was 12 "bracia by 12 bracia" which I imagine is an Italian measurement sonmething like the 36" yard.
It always fascinatied me how he packed it into a container LOL.
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It always fascinatied me how he packed it into a container LOL.
Bill Cole
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Quotewhen I first started jumping, we discussed Da Vinci's parachute at length. The measurement used was 12 "bracia by 12 bracia" which I imagine is an Italian measurement sonmething like the 36" yard.
It always fascinatied me how he packed it into a container LOL.
Bill Cole
Bill - maybe it was one of those IKEA parachutes - you know...self-assembly at 2,000 ft
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Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?
Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?
Quotewhen I first started jumping, we discussed Da Vinci's parachute at length. The measurement used was 12 "bracia by 12 bracia" which I imagine is an Italian measurement sonmething like the 36" yard.
It always fascinatied me how he packed it into a container LOL.
Bill Cole
No wonder why you jumped without a chute!
You probably had dreams of jumping Da Vinci's
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http://www.headdown.net/default.cgi?mode=movies&area=balloon
That link has a short video of the parachute at work, pretty neat!
That link has a short video of the parachute at work, pretty neat!
Quoteand you would NOT have wanted to land that thing
I belive Adrian was quoted as saying he would have felt comfortable landing it, but since it was not part of the planning for the jump, he cutaway and deplyed a "modern" main.
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It looks like he is falling slow enough to land in the video, but I don't know...
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QuoteI belive Adrian was quoted as saying he would have felt comfortable landing it, but since it was not part of the planning for the jump, he cutaway and deplyed a "modern" main.
A conversation I had with Adrian and Katerina (hope I didn't butcher her name) over the summer supports your post. By the way, I believe that it was Katerina who made the parachute, not Adrian.
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I don't know what it weighs,
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his parachute weighted 90 kgs (as much as the man hanging bellow it)
Damn I saw this too late . i was gonna post the same thing.
QuoteBy the way, I believe that it was Katerina who made the parachute, not Adrian.
You're right. She actualy sewed it at the production facilities of a company I used to run. Flite Suit. Quite interesting to watch.
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QuoteQuoteBy the way, I believe that it was Katerina who made the parachute, not Adrian.
You're right. She actualy sewed it at the production facilities of a company I used to run. Flite Suit. Quite interesting to watch.
I didn't know you RAN Flite Suit JP?
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YOU JUST GOTTA LOVE ADRIAN! 
His fallrate, immediately after cutting away from the balloon, is quite slow. Watch closely. He isn't accelerating quickly. The ram-air near him has to dive down a bit to get relative, but I would imagine that their fallrates were quite similar.
Now all we need is a way to flare and then we could put together an Olympic Crew Team. Any takers????
His fallrate, immediately after cutting away from the balloon, is quite slow. Watch closely. He isn't accelerating quickly. The ram-air near him has to dive down a bit to get relative, but I would imagine that their fallrates were quite similar.
Now all we need is a way to flare and then we could put together an Olympic Crew Team. Any takers????
QuoteI didn't know you RAN Flite Suit JP?
In a sense. I ran FliteSuit with a team. A production manager, an advertising, sponsorship, and sales manager, and myself handling sales, finances, and administration.
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Lee03 0
Still amazes me that he was that much of a visionary. Way ahead of hias time.
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I dont think that you could land that think. Precisely I believe that you would land with injuries ever you was making a PLF
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I would like also to correct the name of the jumper...
Adrian Nicholas (the previous was taken by the subtitles of the DVD)
... sorry Adrian
Adrian Nicholas (the previous was taken by the subtitles of the DVD)
... sorry Adrian
and really, the only tough part about that would be trying to get that huge wooden frame off of you... I don't know what it weighs, but I bet it would hurt coming down on top of you.
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